lukewarm support



belittling, comedown, depreciation, derogation, disapproval, disgrace, faint praise, indignity, sour grapes ,

   self-deluding - airy, apparent, autistic, chimerical, deceptive, delusive, dreamy, fallacious, false, fantastic, illusive, illusory, imaginary, misleading, ostensible,

   bad reputation - bad character, bad name, discredit, disesteem, disfavour, dishonour ,

   smorgasbord - antipasto, aperitif, appetizer, bistro, buffet, cafeteria, canteen, chophouse, chuck wagon, coffee shop, coffee-house, diner, dining hall, dining room, dog wagon,

   breaking up - anatomy, assay, breakdown, breakup, cataclysm, catastrophe, cave, cave in, collapse, crack up, crash, destruction, disaster, dissection, dissolution,

   animal spirits - animate existence, animation, being alive, birth, coltishness, esprit, existence, exuberance, friskiness, gaiety, gayness, gusto, having life, heartiness, immortality,

   canned show - broadcast, commercial, newscast, serial, soap opera, sportscast, sustainer, telecast, videotape ,

   take measures - act on, clear the decks, forearm, get with it, go, guard against, hedge, manoeuvre, play safe, prepare, proceed, provide, provide for, reef, take steps ,

   social class - ashram, association, body, caste, clan, class, colony, commonwealth, commune, community, economic class, endogamous group, extended family, family, kinship group,

   skyscraper - antenna tower, architecture, belfry, bell tower, building, campanile, cliff dwelling, colossus, column, construct, construction, consulate, country house, country seat, cupola,

   deathlike calm - calm, doldrums, horse latitudes, lull ,